Public services
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
22621
Active companies
14622
Formed in latest 12 months
2559
Median active-company age
3.5 years
Revenue known
375
Importers
165
Exporters
118
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 22,621 |
| Active companies | 14,622 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,559 |
| Importers | 165 |
| Exporters | 118 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 375 known, 14247 unknown (2.6%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 223 | 267 |
| 2025-12 | 154 | 335 |
| 2026-01 | 201 | 244 |
| 2026-02 | 197 | 240 |
| 2026-03 | 213 | 302 |
| 2026-04 | 191 | 231 |
| 2026-05 | 196 | 251 |
| 2026-06 | 176 | 199 |
| 2026-07 | 198 | 347 |
| 2026-08 | 15 | 129 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 14,622 |
| Dissolved | 7,854 |
| Liquidation | 129 |
| Converted / Closed | 8 |
| In Administration | 4 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 2 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 1,426 |
| Inner London - West | 923 |
| West Midlands | 768 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 751 |
| Greater Manchester | 721 |
| Essex | 600 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 583 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 562 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 538 |
| Kent | 496 |
Geography coverage: 14497 known, 125 unknown (99.1%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 7,434 |
| 1m-15m | 1,101 |
| 15m-54m | 26 |
| 54m+ | 160 |
Revenue-range coverage: 8721 known, 5901 unknown (59.6%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 4,907 |
| Small | 3,333 |
| Medium | 10 |
| Large | 193 |
| Holding | 38 |
| Dormant | 1,740 |
Company-size coverage: 10221 known, 4401 unknown (69.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,544 |
| 1–9 | 5,143 |
| 10–49 | 386 |
| 50–249 | 74 |
| 250+ | 11 |
Employee coverage: 8158 known, 6464 unknown (55.8%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 2,482 |
| 1–3 years | 4,017 |
| 3–5 years | 2,675 |
| 5–10 years | 3,534 |
| 10–20 years | 1,297 |
| 20+ years | 617 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 14622 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Health, education & social regulation | 6,270 |
| Fire services | 2,843 |
| Public administration | 1,795 |
| Public safety | 1,276 |
| Business regulation | 1,096 |
| Defense | 999 |
| Judicial services | 379 |
| Foreign affairs (already short) | 211 |
| Social security administration | 88 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 68 |
| Exporter only | 21 |
| Both | 97 |
| Neither | 14,436 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 110 | £58,256,573,380 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 92 | £10,619,741,581 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 88 | £51,630,523,601 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 48 | £4,010,032,805 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 39 | £1,726,034,207 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 38 | £3,177,368,498 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 34 | £387,731,699 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 34 | £1,049,599,221 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 32 | £10,571,032,559 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 31 | £4,416,747,357 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 81 | £20,465,644,592 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 78 | £10,095,630,953 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 74 | £24,629,519,604 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 50 | £2,387,047,674 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 35 | £2,961,860,201 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 35 | £1,369,604,882 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 33 | £262,705,511 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 31 | £374,970,970 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 29 | £522,094,140 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 28 | £2,761,775,678 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 1,138 | 13,291 | 1,331 | 90.9% |
| Holding company | 2 | 13,291 | 1,331 | 90.9% |
| Solo founder | 8,656 | 13,291 | 1,331 | 90.9% |
| Ecommerce | 5 | 107 | 14,515 | 0.7% |
| Website | 134 | 148 | 14,474 | 1.0% |
| 129 | 148 | 14,474 | 1.0% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Amey Rail Limited | £229,873,000 |
| Corserv Solutions Limited | £99,010,683 |
| Ancala Water Services (estates) Limited | £70,515,000 |
| Ancala Water Services (defence) Limited | £67,009,000 |
| Amey Fleet Services Limited | £61,391,000 |
| Amey Owr Limited | £56,166,000 |
| Cook Defence Systems Limited | £51,391,158 |
| Ward Security Limited | £50,802,719 |
| Level Peaks Associates Ltd | £42,512,103 |
| Trust Group Holdings Ltd | £36,605,000 |
Revenue coverage: 375 known, 14247 unknown (2.6%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 809,930 |
| Real estate | 684,529 |
| Construction | 575,355 |
| Retail | 516,139 |
| Technology | 363,293 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,260 |
| Health & social care | 272,552 |
| Business support | 258,928 |
| Personal services | 257,327 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,442 |
| Entertainment | 179,933 |
| Wholesale | 172,009 |
| Transport & storage | 171,135 |
| Education | 155,215 |
| Activities for own use | 141,803 |
| Holding companies | 138,411 |
| Industry not specified | 135,987 |
| Dormant company | 111,681 |
| Maintenance & repair | 107,815 |
| Facility Services | 93,551 |
| Other | 665,927 |